This week over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, Svenja has challenged us to look at our rubbish and waste in a new way. 🙂
By recycling something to use on a project.
Thankfully I got to my recycled item before recycling collection day.
I’ve also used this challenge as a way to focus on using things that were already pre-made or lying around waiting to be used – nothing here was made specifically for this card.
One thing I must say, I’m really kicking myself for not having taken a photo of my Distress Oxide glazed background before using it for this card. D’oh!
Anyway, on with the card!
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp – Diagonal Stripes background, WPlus9 – Southern Summer Florals 2
Dies: WPlus9 – Southern Summer Florals 2, MFT – Big Birthday, Lil’ Inker Designs – Stitched Mats: Rectangles
Other: Distress Oxides, sequins
So what exactly did I raid from my recycling bin?
- Clear plastic packaging! Perfect for making a shaker card.
What else have we got going on here?
- Distress Oxide background on glossy card
Last month I did some experimenting with the combo of watered down Distress Oxide inks on glossy card and Microglaze. This is one of the panels I made and kept for a future project. I know it’s somewhat obscured, but it is a rainbow of Oxide inks (luuuush). - Stamped background panel
Last weekend I had a session of inking up new background stamps in various colours ready to use on future cards. Got to love some Lawn Fawn Minty Fresh ink and diagonal stripes! - Cardstock scraps
Another of my weekend activities was creating cardstock swatches from the Hero Arts cardstock sample pack. The left over pieces are ready to be used on something and that’s where I got the extra colours from for this card. - Rainbow sequins
Inside the shaker window are some of the rainbow coloured sequins I have from an old SSS cardstock kit that I am still trying to use up. They come in handy every once in a while and are a great match to the inked background and nicely paired with my Pretty Pink Posh staple clear sequin mix.
It was pretty satisfying to come up with something from things that were just there and ready to go.
There are a few less premade items sat on my desk now staring back at me. 😉 Although I must confess to being tempted to make another Distress Oxide rainbow background! lol
Make sure you check out the fab upcycling projects from the Design Team here.
Happy crafting!
 Simon Says Stamp – Diagonal Stripes background stamp Shop at: SSS |
 WPlus9 – Southern Summer Florals 2 stamps Shop at: EH | SHC | SSS |
 WPlus9 – Southern Summer Florals 2 dies Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Lil’ Inker Designs – Stitched Mats: Rectangles dies Shop at: MISC | SHC |
 MFT – Big Birthday die Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Candied Apple Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Carved Pumpkin Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Lucky Clover Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Twisted Citron Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Wilted Violet Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Worn Lipstick Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Artichoke ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Lawn Fawn – Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Lawn Fawn – Bubblegum ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Lawn Fawn – Butter ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Lawn Fawn – Carrot ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 Lawn Fawn – Minty Fresh ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Lawn Fawn – Plastic flamingo ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 Lawn Fawn – Raspberry ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Ranger Gloss paper Shop at: AZ | SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh – Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Tim Holtz – Distress Micro Glaze Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tombow – Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Marvy Jewel Picker Shop at: AZ |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC |
 Ranger – Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
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